Word: ladenschlussgesetz
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There is something soul-destroying about the German Ladenschlussgesetz -- a trade-union-inspired law that closes all the shops most of the time -- and, right across the land, weekends in Germany are a mind-numbing experience...
...this, thank the Ladenschlussgesetz. Basically, shop hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. On the first Saturday of every month -- "langer Samstag," or long Saturday -- they may stay open all day, although they don't have to. Sundays, almost everything is closed. In East Germany the hours are more liberal but, of course, there hasn't been much to buy in the past...
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